Low temperature-sintering rear silver paste for all-aluminum back surface field crystalline silicon solar cell

ABSTRACT

A low temperature-sintering rear silver paste for an all-aluminum back surface field crystalline silicon solar cell includes the following components in part by mass: 50-70 parts of a nano-silver powder, 20-50 parts of an organic vehicle, 0.1-0.3 parts of a dispersant and 0.1-0.3 parts of a thixotropic agent. The nano-silver powder adopted in the present invention has good sintering activity, and thus is suitable for sintering at low temperature. In addition, part of the silver paste will permeate into a rear aluminum paste in the process of sintering to form good silver-aluminum contact.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to the field of macromolecule-basedconductive materials and, in particular, to a low temperature-sinteringrear silver paste for an all-aluminum back surface field crystallinesilicon solar cell.

BACKGROUND

With the rapid development of modern industry, the natural energyresources such as petroleum, coal and natural gas on the earth aregradually depleted, and the subsequent energy crisis, greenhouse effectand environmental pollution are increasingly serious, which poses theneed for seeking novel clean energy resources capable of replacing thenatural energy resources. The sun has become an effective provider ofnovel energy sources. Solar energy can be converted into electric energyby solar cells, which is the most direct way to convert solar energywith the least steps among all the methods for utilizing clean energysources.

Solar cells available on the market are mainly crystalline silicon solarcells at present, and in consideration of technical maturity,photoelectric conversion efficiency, sources of starting materials andthe like, silicon solar cells will remain the main focus of developmentof photovoltaic solar cells for a long time in the future. Therefore,how to further improve the photoelectric conversion efficiency ofcrystalline silicon solar cells is one of the continuous pursuits in theindustry.

Aluminum back surface field (BSF) is a typical back surface passivationstructure commonly employed in modern crystalline silicon solar cells.After years of development, the production process of the aluminum backsurface field gradually tends to be mature and stable, and variousstudies on the aluminum back surface field are increasingly deepened.All those above indicate that the aluminum back surface field willremain to be widely used for crystalline silicon solar cells in a longtime in the future and to be a major contribution to improving theconversion efficiency of cells.

Therefore, the preparation process flow of a conventional crystallinesilicon solar cell at present comprises performing diffusion on thestarting material, a silicon die, to prepare p-n junctions afterpre-cleaning and texturing, removing the phosphorosilicate glass (PSG)layer by etching, plating an anti-reflection coating to give a blue filmplate by PECVD, printing a rear silver paste to prepare rear silverelectrodes by screen printing, printing a rear aluminum paste to preparethe aluminum back surface field after drying, printing a front silverpaste to prepare front silver electrodes after drying, and sintering athigh temperature for a short time after drying to give a cell plate.

In addition to properties of good printing performance and a low silvercontent required for a conventional crystalline silicon cell rear silverpaste, the requirements of the PERC cell on the PERC rear silver pastefurther comprise the following: (1) low activity to reduce the reactionof the glass powder with the passivation coating, to prevent a largenumber of recombination centers from forming at the place where thesilver paste contacts with the silicon die, and to improve theopen-circuit voltage; (2) a wide process window suitable for the lowtemperature-sintering process; and (3) excellent adhesion and agingadhesion.

Chinese Patent CN109659068A discloses a low temperature-curing rearsilver paste for an all-aluminum back surface field crystalline siliconsolar cell, prepared from 10-20 parts of a spherical silver powder,50-60 parts of a flake silver powder, 14-30 parts of bisphenol A epoxyresin, 5-9.6 parts of a reactive diluent, 0.77-1.18 parts of curingagent dicyandiamide, 0.02-0.04 parts of a curing accelerator and 0.2-0.5parts of a thixotropic auxiliary agent. However, the rear electrodeprinted with the low temperature-curing rear silver paste of theinvention has poor adhesion, resulting in reduced open voltage of thePERC solar cell and thus reduced photoelectric conversion efficiency ofthe PERC solar cell.

SUMMARY

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides alow temperature-sintering rear silver paste for an all-aluminum backsurface field crystalline silicon solar cell for reducing recombinationof current carriers and formation of silver-aluminum alloy. The processof the silver paste features simplified procedures and is suitable forthe existing process flow. The technical scheme of the present inventionis as follows:

The present invention provides a low temperature-sintering rear silverpaste for an all-aluminum back surface field crystalline silicon solarcell, comprising the following components in part by mass:

i. a nano-silver powder 60-70 parts; ii. an organic vehicle 20-45 parts;iii. a dispersant 0.1-0.3 parts; and iv. a thixotropic agent 0.1-0.3parts;

wherein the nano-silver powder has a tap density of 3-3.5 g/cm³, aspecific surface area of 4.8-5.8 cm²/g, a median particle size D₅₀ of0.05-0.5 μm, a span of the particle size of 0.8-0.9, and a loss onignition of 0.1-0.2%.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the lowtemperature-sintering rear silver paste further comprises 1-10 parts bymass of a glass powder.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the glass powder is alead-free glass powder, and has a softening temperature of 500-700° C.and an average particle size D₅₀ of 0.3-0.4 μm. (

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In some embodiments of the present invention, the glass powdercomprises, in part by mass, 60-65 parts of Bi₂O₃, 20-30 parts of B₂O₃,5-10 parts of ZnO or Zn₃(PO₄)₂, 20-25 parts of SiO₂, 1-3 parts of Al₂O₃,5-10 parts of NiO and 2-5 parts of V₂O₅.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the organic vehicle isselected from ethyl cellulose, terpineol, butyl carbitol, butyl carbitolacetate and texanol, or a mixture thereof.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the dispersant is selectedfrom DMA, TDO, sorbitan trioleate, BYK-110 and BYK-111, or a mixturethereof.

DMA is dimethylacetamide, or N,N-dimethylacetamide (chemical formula:CH₃C(O)N(CH₃)₂; abbreviated as DMAC or DMA); DMA is commonly used as anaprotic polar solvent in the form of a colorless, transparent andflammable liquid. It is miscible with organic solvents such as water,alcohol, ether, ester, benzene, chloroform and aromatic compounds,suitable for preparing medicines and synthesizing resins, and also usedas a solvent for spinning polyacrylonitrile and as an extraction anddistillation solvent for separating styrene from a C8 fraction. It isprepared by the reaction of dimethylamine and acetyl chloride.

TDO is a special dual-ion long-chain super wetting dispersant, and issuitable for preparing various aqueous and oily organic and inorganiccoating pastes. As TDO has high surface activity, it has remarkableperformance. TDO enables the paste to migrate during the curing processof the painted coating and to firmly adhere to a solid surface, so as togive an ideal effect.

BYK-110 deflocculates the paste by steric hindrance. High gloss andincreased color intensity can be provided due to the low particle sizein the deflocculated paste. In addition, transparency and hiding powerare increased. Such products have reduced viscosity and thus improvedleveling property. Therefore, the paste content can be increased.

BYK-111 is a solvent-free wetting dispersant for solvent-based andsolvent-free pastes and printing inks, and can stabilize inorganicpigments, especially titanium dioxide. The viscosity of the grindingmaterial is significantly reduced.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the thixotropic agent isselected from hydrogenated castor oil and polyamide wax, or a mixturethereof.

The present invention further provides a method for preparing a rearsilver electrode of a PERC solar cell by using the lowtemperature-sintering rear silver paste for an all-aluminum back surfacefield crystalline silicon solar cell disclosed herein, comprisingforming a silicon nitride anti-reflection passivation coating on a frontof a P-type crystalline silicon, plating a rear passivation layer on arear of the P-type crystalline silicon, grooving on the rear passivationlayer, and metallizing the front and the rear of the P-type crystallinesilicon, wherein metallizing the rear of the P-type crystalline siliconcomprises the following steps:

printing an aluminum paste on the rear passivation layer of the P-typecrystalline silicon and drying, then printing a silver paste on thefront and drying, and sintering; and

printing the low temperature-sintering rear silver paste on the rearaluminum paste according to the step (1), drying and sintering to form arear silver electrode.

In some embodiments of the present invention, for the rear aluminumpaste in step (1) above, the drying temperature is 150-250° C., and thedrying time period is 2.5-3.5 min; for the front silver paste, thedrying temperature is 150-250° C., the sintering temperature is 750-850°C., and the sintering time period is 8-15 s.

In some embodiments of the present invention, for the rear electrode instep (2) above, the drying temperature is 150-250° C., the drying timeperiod is 1.5-2.5 min, the sintering temperature is 250-400° C., thewidth is 0.6-2.5 mm, the length is 8-20 mm, and the height is 2-5 μm.

Beneficial Effects: The present invention has the following advantages:

Printing the low temperature-sintering rear silver paste for anall-aluminum back surface field crystalline silicon solar cell disclosedherein on a PERC solar cell can effectively prevent silver and aluminumfrom mutual diffusion to form silver-aluminum alloy and the weldingperformance can be improved; the rear silver paste is printed on therear aluminum layer to form a layer in the rear silver region, which canincrease the contact area between the rear silver paste and the aluminumpaste, thereby increasing the open-circuit voltage of the solar cellprepared, reducing the lap resistance of silver and aluminum and thusimproving the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the cell.

The nano-silver powder in the low temperature-sintering rear silverpaste for an all-aluminum back surface field crystalline silicon solarcell disclosed herein has a tap density of 3-3.5 g/cm³, specific surfacearea of 4.8-5.8 cm²/g, a median particle size D₅₀ of 0.05-0.5 μm, a spanof the particle size of 0.8-0.9, and a loss on ignition of 0.1-0.2%. Thenano-silver powder adopted in the present invention has good sinteringactivity, and thus is suitable for sintering at low temperature. Inaddition, part of the silver paste will permeate into a rear aluminumpaste in the process of sintering to form good silver-aluminum contact.

The low temperature-sintering rear silver paste for an all-aluminum backsurface field crystalline silicon solar cell disclosed herein can beused for preparing rear silver electrodes, wherein the lowtemperature-sintering rear silver paste is printed on the all-aluminumrear. By using the method of preparing the rear electrode, a completeBSF layer can be formed, leading to an improved field passivationproperty of electrode regions and reduced carrier recombination.Besides, no silver entering a silicon substrate avoids electric leakage,thereby reducing leakage current in cells and improving thephotoelectric conversion efficiency. Compared to a conventional paste,eliminated need for overprinting process reduces the width of theelectrode and thus the costs.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The technical schemes in the embodiments of the present invention willbe clearly and completely described below, for a better understanding ofthe advantages and features of the present invention by those skilled inthe art, and for a more the clearly defined protection scope of thepresent invention. The described embodiments are only some, but not all,embodiments of the invention. Based on the embodiments of the presentinvention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill inthe art without making any creative effort will fall within theprotection scope of the present invention.

Example 1

1. Preparation of Low Temperature-Sintering Rear Silver Paste

The present invention provides a low temperature-sintering rear silverpaste for an all-aluminum back surface field crystalline silicon solarcell for reducing recombination of current carriers and formation ofsilver-aluminum alloy, the process of which features simplifiedprocedures and is suitable for the existing process flow. The lowtemperature-sintering rear silver paste was prepared from the followingcomponents in part by mass:

i. a nano-silver powder 63 parts; ii. ethyl cellulose 26.6 parts; iii.butyl carbitol 10 parts; iv. DMA 0.1 parts; v. BYK-110 0.1 parts; andvi. hydrogenated castor oil 0.2 parts;

wherein the nano-silver powder has a tap density of 3.25 g/cm³, aspecific surface area of 5 cm²/g, a median particle size D₅₀ of 0.275μm, a span of the particle size of 0.85, and a loss on ignition of0.15%. The above nano-silver powder, ethyl cellulose, butyl carbitol,DMA, BYK-110 and hydrogenated castor oil were well mixed according tothe ratios, and ground and dispersed such that the fineness of the pastedid not exceed 15 μm.

2. Preparation of Rear Electrode of PERC Solar Cell

Metallization of the rear electrode was performed by using the lowtemperature-sintering rear silver paste prepared above. Double-sidedtexturing was first performed on the front and the rear of a P-typecrystalline silicon by using acid or base;

a silicon nitride anti-reflection passivation coating was then formed onthe front of the P-type crystalline silicon;

a rear passivation layer was then plated on the rear of the P-typecrystalline silicon, and by using SiN_(x) or Al₂O₃ a passivation layerwas formed on the rear of the cell as a rear reflector for increasingabsorption of long wave light and for maximizing the potentialdifference between P-N electrodes to reduce electron recombination, soas to improve the conversion efficiency of the cell;

grooving was then performed on the rear passivation layer, and prior tometallization, coating opening following a specific pattern wasperformed on the rear passivation coating by using laser to remove partof the passivation layer; by using such local point contact mode, theelectrode contact area and thus the electrode recombination could bereduced;

the front and the rear of the P-type crystalline silicon were thenmetallized separately, wherein the metallization of the rear of theP-type crystalline silicon comprised the following steps:

-   -   (1) an aluminum paste was printed on the rear passivation layer        of the P-type crystalline silicon and dried, and the silver        paste was then printed on the front, and dried and sintered,        wherein for the rear aluminum paste, the drying temperature was        200° C., and the drying time period was 2 min; for the front        silver paste, the drying temperature was 200° C., the drying        time period was 2 min, the sintering temperature was 800° C.,        and the sintering time period was 11 s; and    -   (2) the low temperature-sintering rear silver paste was printed        on the rear aluminum paste according to the step (1), dried and        sintered to form a rear silver electrode, wherein for the above        rear electrode, the drying temperature was 200° C., the drying        time period was 2 min, the sintering temperature was 325° C.,        the width was 1.55 mm, the length was 14 mm, and the height was        3.5 μm.

Example 2

1. Preparation of Glass Powder

65 parts of Pb₂O₃, 10 parts of B₂O₃, 5 parts of ZnO, 1 part of SiO₂, 1part of Al₂O₃, 1 part of NiO and 2 parts of V₂O₅ were prepared. Thematerials were then well mixed using a known mixer such as a disperseror a three-roll mill, and dried for 3.5 h before being transferred intoa crucible. The crucible containing the starting materials was firstheated to 950° C. in a heating chamber, and then incubated for 1.5 h.The resultant liquid of the smelted materials was allowed to passthrough a cooling roller to give a glass frit, which was then crushedand sieved to give the glass powder having a median particle size D₅₀ of0.3 μm and a softening point of 350° C.

2. Preparation of Low Temperature-Sintering Rear Silver Paste

The present invention provides a low temperature-sintering rear silverpaste for an all-aluminum back surface field crystalline silicon solarcell for reducing recombination of current carriers and formation ofsilver-aluminum alloy, the process of which features simplifiedprocedures and is suitable for the existing process flow. The lowtemperature-sintering rear silver paste was prepared from the followingcomponents in part by mass:

i. a nano-silver powder 60.4 parts; ii. terpineol 17 parts; iii. butylcarbitol acetate 17 parts; iv. DMA 0.15 parts; v. BYK-111 0.15 parts;vi. polyamide wax 0.3 parts; and vii. a glass powder 5 parts;

wherein the nano-silver powder has a tap density of 3 g/cm³, a specificsurface area of 4.8 cm²/g, a median particle size D₅₀ of 0.05 μm, a spanof the particle size of 0.9, and a loss on ignition of 0.1%. The abovenano-silver powder, terpineol, butyl carbitol acetate, DMA, BYK-111,polyamide wax and glass powder were well mixed according to the ratios,and ground and dispersed such that the fineness of the paste did notexceed 15 μm.

3. Preparation of Rear Electrode of PERC Solar Cell

Metallization of the rear electrode was performed by using the lowtemperature-sintering rear silver paste prepared above. Double-sidedtexturing was first performed on the front and the rear of a P-typecrystalline silicon by using acid or base;

a silicon nitride anti-reflection passivation coating was then formed onthe front of the P-type crystalline silicon;

a rear passivation layer was then plated on the rear of the P-typecrystalline silicon, and by using SiN_(x) or Al₂O₃ a passivation layerwas formed on the rear of the cell as a rear reflector for increasingabsorption of long wave light and for maximizing the potentialdifference between P-N electrodes to reduce electron recombination, soas to improve the conversion efficiency of the cell;

grooving was then performed on the rear passivation layer, and prior tometallization, coating opening following a specific pattern wasperformed on the rear passivation coating by using laser to remove partof the passivation layer; by using such local point contact mode, theelectrode contact area and thus the electrode recombination could bereduced;

the front and the rear of the P-type crystalline silicon were thenmetallized separately, wherein the metallization of the rear of theP-type crystalline silicon comprised the following steps:

-   -   (1) an aluminum paste was printed on the rear passivation layer        of the P-type crystalline silicon and dried, and the silver        paste was then printed on the front, and dried and sintered,        wherein for the rear aluminum paste, the drying temperature was        150° C., and the drying time period was 3.5 min; for the front        silver paste, the drying temperature was 150° C., the drying        time period was 3.5 min, the sintering temperature was 850° C.,        and the sintering time period was 8 s; and

the low temperature-sintering rear silver paste was printed on the rearaluminum paste according to the step (1), dried and sintered to form arear silver electrode, wherein for the above rear electrode, the dryingtemperature was 150° C., the drying time period was 2.5 min, thesintering temperature was 250° C., the width was 0.6 mm, the length was8 mm, and the height was 2 μm.

Example 3

1. Preparation of Glass Powder

60 parts of Bi₂O₃, 20 parts of B₂O₃, 10 parts of Zn₃(PO₄)₂, 10 parts ofSiO₂, 3 parts of Al₂O₃, 3 parts of NiO and 5 parts of V₂O₅ wereprepared. The materials were then well mixed using a known mixer such asa disperser or a three-roll mill, and dried for 3.5 h before beingtransferred into a crucible. The crucible containing the startingmaterials was first heated to 1050° C. in a heating chamber, and thenincubated for 1 h. The resultant liquid of the smelted materials wasallowed to pass through a cooling roller to give a glass frit, which wasthen crushed and sieved to give the glass powder having a medianparticle size D₅₀ of 0.4 μm and a softening point of 250° C.

2. Preparation of Low Temperature-Sintering Rear Silver Paste

The present invention provides a low temperature-sintering rear silverpaste for an all-aluminum back surface field crystalline silicon solarcell for reducing recombination of current carriers and formation ofsilver-aluminum alloy, the process of which features simplifiedprocedures and is suitable for the existing process flow. The lowtemperature-sintering rear silver paste was prepared from the followingcomponents in part by mass:

i. a nano-silver powder 69.8 parts; ii. texanol 10 parts; iii. ethylcellulose 10 parts; iv. sorbitan trioleate 0.05 parts; v. TDO 0.05parts; vi. hydrogenated castor oil 0.05 parts; and vii. polyamide wax0.05 parts;

wherein the nano-silver powder has a tap density of 3.5 g/cm³, aspecific surface area of 5.8 cm²/g, a median particle size D₅₀ of 0.5μm, a span of the particle size of 0.9, and a loss on ignition of 0.2%.The above nano-silver powder, texanol, ethyl cellulose, sorbitantrioleate, TDO, hydrogenated castor oil and polyamide wax were wellmixed according to the ratios, and ground and dispersed such that thefineness of the paste did not exceed 15 μm.

3. Preparation of Rear Electrode of PERC Solar Cell

Metallization of the rear electrode was performed by using the lowtemperature-sintering rear silver paste prepared above. Double-sidedtexturing was first performed on the front and the rear of a P-typecrystalline silicon by using acid or base;

a silicon nitride anti-reflection passivation coating was then formed onthe front of the P-type crystalline silicon;

a rear passivation layer was then plated on the rear of the P-typecrystalline silicon, and by using SiN_(x) or Al₂O₃ a passivation layerwas formed on the rear of the cell as a rear reflector for increasingabsorption of long wave light and for maximizing the potentialdifference between P-N electrodes to reduce electron recombination, soas to improve the conversion efficiency of the cell;

grooving was then performed on the rear passivation layer, and prior tometallization, coating opening following a specific pattern wasperformed on the rear passivation coating by using laser to remove partof the passivation layer; by using such local point contact mode, theelectrode contact area and thus the electrode recombination could bereduced;

the front and the rear of the P-type crystalline silicon were thenmetallized separately, wherein the metallization of the rear of theP-type crystalline silicon comprised the following steps:

-   -   (1) an aluminum paste was printed on the rear passivation layer        of the P-type crystalline silicon and dried, and the silver        paste was then printed on the front, and dried and sintered,        wherein for the rear aluminum paste, the drying temperature was        250° C., and the drying time period was 3.5 min; for the front        silver paste, the drying temperature was 250° C., the drying        time period was 2.5 min, the sintering temperature was 750° C.,        and the sintering time period was 15 s; and    -   (2) the low temperature-sintering rear silver paste was printed        on the rear aluminum paste according to the step (1), dried and        sintered to form a rear silver electrode, wherein for the above        rear electrode, the drying temperature was 250° C., the drying        time period was 2.5 min, the sintering temperature was 400° C.,        the width was 2.5 mm, the length was 20 mm, and the height was 5        μm.

Comparative Example 1

10 parts of a spherical silver powder having a particle size D₅₀ of 0.8μm, 60 parts of a flake silver powder having a particle size D₅₀ of 4.0μm, 20 parts of bisphenol A epoxy resin E51, 8.3 parts of active diluentbutanediol diglycidyl ether, 1.18 parts of curing agent dicyandiamide,0.02 parts of curing accelerator 2-methylimidazole and 0.5 parts ofthixotropic auxiliary agent fumed silica by mass were well mixed in aplanetary mixer with rotation and revolution functions. The well-mixedmaterials were ground and dispersed on a three-roll mill according to acertain process to give a fine and uniform paste free of coarseparticles. After testing, the fineness was less than 10 μm and theviscosity was 46 Pa·S. The above paste was further sieved through a200-mesh sieve, packaged, and stored at −5° C. for later use.

On a crystalline silicon solar cell production line, firstly, accordingto the production process flow of a conventional solar cell, after thestandard starting material, a monocrystalline silicon die having a sizeof 156 mm×156 mm and a thickness of 180 μm, was subjected to cleaningand texturing, p-n junctions were prepared by diffusion, and thephosphosilicate glass (PSG) layer was removed by etching; after thesilicon die was configured into a blue film plate by plating ananti-reflection coating by PECVD, the blue film plate was first fullyprinted with the rear aluminum paste by screen printing, dried, printedwith the front silver paste, dried, sintered at high temperature for ashort time according to the sintering process of cell plates to form analuminum back surface field and front silver electrodes, printed withthe above paste and cured in a dryer at 150° C. for 30 min to form rearsilver electrodes.

Comparative Example 2

20 parts of a spherical silver powder having a particle size D₅₀ of 2.0μm, 60 parts of a flake silver powder having a particle size D₅₀ of 2.8μm, 14 parts of bisphenol A epoxy resin E51, 5 parts of active diluentphenyl glycidyl ether, 0.77 parts of curing agent dicyandiamide, 0.03parts of curing accelerator 2-ethyl-4-methylimidazole and 0.2 parts ofthixotropic auxiliary agent polyamide wax by mass were well mixed in aplanetary mixer with rotation and revolution functions. The well-mixedmaterials were ground and dispersed on a three-roll mill according to acertain process to give a fine and uniform paste free of coarseparticles. After testing, the fineness was less than 12 μm and theviscosity was 34 Pa·S. The above paste was further sieved through a200-mesh sieve, packaged, and stored at −5° C. for later use.

The above paste was subjected to the process flow of Comparative Exampleto give a cell plate, wherein the baking and curing temperature of therear silver paste was 200° C., and the time period was 10 min.

The performance analysis of the present invention is as follows:

The cell plates prepared in Examples 1 to 3 and Comparative Examples 1and 2 were tested after sintering for their electric properties, whichare shown in Table 1.

TABLE 1 Electric properties Open-circuit Short-circuit Series ParallelConversion voltage current resistance resistance Fill factor efficiencyItem (V) (A) (Ω) (Ω) (%) (%) Example 1 0.6900 9.958 0.0021 2570 81.6621.52 Example 2 0.6880 9.960 0.0017 2658 81.97 21.46 Example 3 0.68409.961 0.0019 2594 81.78 21.55 Comparative Example 1 0.6821 9.415 0.00352651 78.21 21.35 Comparative Example 2 0.6802 9.6521 0.0021 2702 80.5621.17

As can be seen from the table above, in the preparation of rearelectrodes by using the conductive silver paste disclosed herein, silverand aluminum can be effectively prevented from mutual diffusion to formsilver-aluminum alloy and the welding performance can be improved; therear silver paste is printed on the rear aluminum layer to form a layerin the rear silver region, which can increase the contact area betweenthe rear silver paste and the aluminum paste, thereby increasing theopen-circuit voltage of the solar cell prepared, reducing the lapresistance of silver and aluminum and thus improving the photoelectricconversion efficiency of the cell.

Finally, it should be noted that the above examples are only forillustrating the technical schemes of the present invention but not forlimiting the protection scope of the present invention. Although thepresent invention is described in detail with reference to the preferredschemes, it should be understood by those skilled in the art thatmodifications or equivalent substitutions can be made to the technicalschemes of the present invention without departing from the spirit andscope of the technical schemes of the present invention.

What is claimed is:
 1. A low temperature-sintering rear silver paste foran all-aluminum back surface field crystalline silicon solar cell,comprising the following components in part by mass: a nano-silverpowder 50-70 parts; an organic vehicle 20-50 parts; a dispersant 0.1-0.3parts; and a thixotropic agent 0.1-0.3 parts;

wherein the nano-silver powder has a tap density of 3-3.5 g/cm³, aspecific surface area of 4.8-5.8 cm²/g, a median particle size D₅₀ of0.05-0.5 μm, a span of the particle size of 0.8-0.9, and a loss onignition of 0.1-0.2%.
 2. The low temperature-sintering rear silver pastefor an all-aluminum back surface field crystalline silicon solar cellaccording to claim 1, further comprising 1-10 parts by mass of a glasspowder.
 3. The low temperature-sintering rear silver paste for anall-aluminum back surface field crystalline silicon solar cell accordingto claim 2, wherein the glass powder has a softening point of 250-350°C., and a median particle size D₅₀ of 0.3-0.4 μm.
 4. The lowtemperature-sintering rear silver paste for an all-aluminum back surfacefield crystalline silicon solar cell according to claim 2, wherein theglass powder comprises, in part by mass, 60-65 parts of Pb₃O₄, 10-20parts of B₂O₃, 5-10 parts of ZnO or Zn₃(PO₄)₂, 1-10 parts of SiO₂, 1-3parts of Al₂O₃, 1-3 parts of NiO and 2-5 parts of V₂O₅.
 5. The lowtemperature-sintering rear silver paste for an all-aluminum back surfacefield crystalline silicon solar cell according to claim 1, wherein theorganic vehicle is selected from one or a mixture of more selected fromethyl cellulose, terpineol, butyl carbitol, butyl carbitol acetate andtexanol.
 6. The low temperature-sintering rear silver paste for anall-aluminum back surface field crystalline silicon solar cell accordingto claim 1, wherein the dispersant is one or a mixture of more selectedfrom DMA, TDO, sorbitan trioleate, BYK-110 and BYK-111.
 7. The lowtemperature-sintering rear silver paste for an all-aluminum back surfacefield crystalline silicon solar cell according to claim 1, wherein thethixotropic agent is selected from hydrogenated castor oil and polyamidewax, or a mixture thereof.
 8. A method for preparing a rear silverelectrode of a PERC solar cell by using the low temperature-sinteringrear silver paste for an all-aluminum back surface field crystallinesilicon solar cell according to claim 1, comprising forming a siliconnitride anti-reflection passivation coating on a front of a P-typecrystalline silicon, plating a rear passivation layer on a rear of theP-type crystalline silicon, grooving on the rear passivation layer, andmetallizing the front and the rear of the P-type crystalline silicon,wherein metallizing the rear of the P-type crystalline silicon comprisesthe following steps: (1) printing an aluminum paste on the rearpassivation layer of the P-type crystalline silicon and drying, thenprinting a silver paste on the front and drying, and sintering; and (2)printing the low temperature-sintering rear silver paste on the rearaluminum paste according to the step (1), drying and sintering to form arear silver electrode.
 9. The method according to claim 8, wherein forthe rear aluminum paste in step (1), the drying temperature is 150-250°C., and the drying time period is 2.5-3.5 min; for the front silverpaste, the drying temperature is 150-250° C., the sintering temperatureis 750-850° C., and the sintering time period is 8-15 s.
 10. The methodaccording to claim 8, wherein for the rear electrode in step (2), thedrying temperature is 150-250° C., the drying time period is 1.5-2.5min, the sintering temperature is 250-400° C., the width is 0.6-2.5 mm,the length is 8-20 mm, and the height is 2-5 μm.